What is developmental trauma disorder?

Developmental trauma disorder is a condition that is currently under review within the medical community. It refers to the exposure of negative childhood experiences, i.e. trauma, abuse, neglect, and violence and its adverse impact to mental and emotional development.

How do members experience developmental trauma disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with developmental trauma disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for developmental trauma disorder*

Who has developmental trauma disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 9
40s 7
50s 6
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 22

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What is developmental trauma disorder?

Developmental trauma disorder is a condition that is currently under review within the medical community. It refers to the exposure of negative childhood experiences, i.e. trauma, abuse, neglect, and violence and its adverse impact to mental and emotional development.



Common symptoms reported by people with developmental trauma disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for developmental trauma disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with developmental trauma disorder

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have developmental trauma disorder through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with developmental trauma disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has developmental trauma disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 12 say developmental trauma disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 9
40s 7
50s 6
60s 3
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 22

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 4
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from developmental trauma disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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